While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels, and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The Chaldeans made three bands, and swept down on the camels, and have taken them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you.”While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have taken them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
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… This is Arabia, northern Arabia. The Sabians, a marauding band of nomads, raided them and took them away and indeed they have killed the servants with the edge of the sword and I alone have escaped to tell you. While he was speaking, another also came and said, the fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them. And I alone have escaped to tell you. Stop there. This servant says to Job, it's the fire of what? God, right? Probably referring to a lightning strike that caused a wildfire that burned this up fire of god actually who sent the fire satan yes god gave go ahead challenge is on but don't touch his person so the second tragedy that happens is a lightning strike fire from heaven that the servant mistakenly calls, this is God's fault. You know, it always has bothered me a little bit when I read some of these insurance contracts and it talks about acts of God. …
… and the Sabaeans attacked and took them, they also slew the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you. While he was still speaking, another also came and said, The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you. While he was still speaking, another also came and said, The Chaldeans formed three bands and made a raid on the camels and took them and slew the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you. While he was still speaking, another also came and said, your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house. And behold, a great wind came from across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house and it fell on the young people and they died. And I alone have escaped to tell you. Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell to the ground and worshiped. …
… And the Sabaeans fell upon them and took them away. Yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword. And I only am escaped alone to tell thee. That is, first of all, Job had lost his finances. His animals, his flocks, his herds. He was a rancher. and in one fell swoop they were all taken away. Now, if tomorrow morning you wake up a pauper, if the stock market crashes and goes to the bottom, and you have everything in stocks and bonds, and your so-called fortune is gone, can you still trust God? Can you? Well, I hope so. Job became bankrupt overnight. There was the loss of finances. That's verses 13 through 17. And then right on the heel of that, not only the loss of finances, he lost his family. Look, if you will, in verse 18 of chapter 1. And you're going to see what else happened. And when he was yet speaking, there came also another and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house. …
… THEM, AND THE SABEANS FELL UPON THEM AND TOOK THEM AWAY. YEA, THEY HAVE SLAYN THE SERVANTS WITH THE EDGE OF THE SWORD, AND I ONLY AM ESCAPED TO TELL THEE. AND WHILE HE WAS YET SPEAKING, THERE CAME ANOTHER ALSO, AND SAID, THE FIRE OF GOD HAS FALLEN FROM HEAVEN, AND HATH BURNED UP THE SHEEP AND THE SERVANTS, AND CONSUMED THEM, AND I ONLY AM ESCAPED TO TELL THEE. AND WHILE HE WAS YET SPEAKING, THERE CAME ANOTHER ALSO, AND SAID, THE CHAUDEANS MADE OUT THREE BANDS, AND FELL UPON THE CAMELS, AND HAVE CARRIED THEM AWAY, YEA, AND SLAY THE SERVANTS WITH THE EDGE OF THE SWORD, AND I ONLY AM ESCAPED TO TELL THEE." JUST LIKE THAT, JOB, WHO WAS ONE OF THE WEALTIEST MEN OF HIS DAY, LOST IT ALL. HIS POSSESSIONS ARE STRIPPED FROM HIM. JOB WENT TO BED A MILLIONAIRE, AND HE WOKE UP A PAUPER. JUST LIKE THAT. IT'S GONE. HIS WEALTH IS STRIPPED FROM HIM. NOT ONLY DID HE LOSE HIS WEALTH, HE LOST HIS FAMILY. LOOK IN VERSE 18, CHAPTER ONE, VERSE 18, AND WHILE HE WAS YET SPEAKING, THERE CAME ALSO ANOTHER AND SAID, THY SONS AND THY DAUGHTERS WERE EATING AND DRINKING WINE IN THEIR ELDEST BROTHER'S HOUSE. AND BEHOLD, THERE CAME A GREAT WIND FROM THE WILDERNESS, AND SMOTE THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE HOUSE, AND IT FELL UPON THE YOUNG MEN, AND THEY ARE DEAD, AND I ONLY AM ESCAPED ALONE TO TELL THEM. HIS FORTUNE IS WIPED OUT JUST LIKE THAT. AND NOT, NOW NOT ONLY HIS FORTUNE, BUT HIS FAMILY. ALL …